The above is a quote from Raquel Rubio Goldsmith, a crusader for border reforms and more humane treatment of the undocumented.
I found the quote in the book I just finished reading today: "The Devil's Highway".
I started crying today as I finished the book. It is a heartbreaking account of 26 men and boys that tried to cross the Mexican border into the Arizona desert. Only 12 people survived the trip.
In the last several months, I've become aware of a group called Humane Borders.
"Humane Borders, motivated by faith, offers humanitarian assistance to those in need through more than 70 emergency water stations on and near the U.S.-Mexican border. " Humane Borders was mentioned several times in "The Devil's Highway". The part of the book that really got me crying is this:
"In Arizona, critics are more direct. Toxic materials appear in jugs that look like drinking water. Humane Borders water stations are vandalized, the 300 gallon tanks broken open so they run dry." What causes such hate?
Human trafficking over the border is heartbreaking and a big business. Lots of people die after paying for assistance to get over the border. These people cook to death in the desert, abandoned by the guides they paid; in trunks of cars; in backs of trucks; in train cars; and strapped to the engine blocks of cars.
We need a more humane immigration policy.
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Regarding the people who think it's fun to do stuff like let the water out of the jugs, or leave antifreeze out in containers that are meant for water, there's one clarifying question to ask ourselves:
Would this person, confronted with someone trying to cross that border who was dying of thirst and exposure, actually kill that person with their own hands?
If no, then why do they find it OK to disrupt the resources that could save such a person's life? Then they are cowardly and/or hypocritical.
If yes, well, what is there to say. Such people should be locked in jail.
The situation is utterly heartbreaking. In so many ways, we have lost our collective mind here in the USA. Our culture is mean-spirited and jingoistic.
There are still good people in this country, but so many are so grossly ill informed. We are not well served by our government or the media.
Things must change drastically if we are to survive.
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